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US-9536291

Image processing device, image processing method, and program

PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
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Technical Abstract

To suppress influence of a rounding error and acquire a more highly precise filter processing result, by performing convolution processing in order from a divided filter having a smaller sum of filter coefficient among divided filters, shifting a position of the decimal point of a filter processing result in a fixed-point format to generate an intermediate image, integrating the filter processing result having a larger bit width of a decimal part, and substantially reflecting a processing result of the decimal part.

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15 claims

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1. An image processing device comprising: a dividing unit configured to divide a filter into divided filters of a predetermined number of taps; a filter processing unit configured to perform filter processing for an input image using the divided filters; and an integrating unit configured to integrate a processing result of each divided filter, wherein the integrating unit integrates the processing result of the each divided filter in an order according to a value of a filter coefficient of the divided filter.

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2. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the integrating unit integrates the processing result in order from the processing result of the divided filter having a small sum of filter coefficients.

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3. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the integrating unit integrates the processing result of the divided filter having the sum of filter coefficients within a predetermined range.

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4. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the filter processing unit selects the divided filter for which the filter processing is performed according to the value of a filter coefficient of the divided filter, and the integrating unit integrates the processing result in order from the selected divided filter.

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5. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the filter processing unit changes a position of a decimal point of the processing result according to the value of a filter coefficient of the divided filter.

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6. An image processing method comprising: dividing a filter into divided filters of a predetermined number of taps; performing filter processing for an input image for each divided filter using the divided filters; and integrating a processing result of each divided filter, wherein, in the integrating, the processing result of the each divided filter is integrated in an order according to a value of a filter coefficient of the divided filter.

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7. The image processing method according to claim 6 , wherein the integrating integrates the processing result in order from the processing result of the divided filter having a small sum of filter coefficients.

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8. The image processing method according to claim 6 , wherein the integrating integrates the processing result of the divided filter having the sum of filter coefficients within a predetermined range.

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9. The image processing method according to claim 6 , further comprising selecting the divided filter for which the filter processing is performed according to the value of a filter coefficient of the divided filter, and integrating the processing result in order from the selected divided filter.

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10. The image processing method according to claim 6 , further comprising changing a position of a decimal point of the processing result according to the value of a filter coefficient of the divided filter.

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11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for causing a computer to execute the steps of: dividing a filter into divided filters of a predetermined number of taps; performing filter processing for an input image for each divided filter using the divided filters; and integrating a processing result of each divided filter, wherein, in the integrating, the processing result of the each divided filter is integrated in an order according to a value of a filter coefficient of the divided filter.

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12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the integrating integrates the processing result in order from the processing result of the divided filter having a small sum of filter coefficients.

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13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the integrating integrates the processing result of the divided filter having the sum of filter coefficients within a predetermined range.

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14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , further comprising selecting the divided filter for which the filter processing is performed according to the value of a filter coefficient of the divided filter, and integrating the processing result in order from the selected divided filter.

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15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 11 , further comprising changing a position of a decimal point of the processing result according to the value of a filter coefficient of the divided filter.

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July 30, 2015

Publication Date

January 3, 2017

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